Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The council may give a registered higher education provider written notice that a council member, a staff member of the council or a person authorised by the council proposes to visit premises where the provider is conducting, or proposing to conduct, higher education courses.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must—
(a) state the address of the premises proposed to be visited; and
(b) state the day and time of the proposed visit; and
(c) state the purpose of the visit; and
(d) be given to the higher education provider at least 7 days before the day of the proposed visit.
(3) The day and time of the proposed visit must be a day and time when the higher education provider normally conducts business on the premises.
(4) The member, staff member or authorised person may, on the day and at the time stated in the notice—
(a) enter the premises stated in the notice; or
(b) observe the operations of the higher education provider; or
(c) ask the higher education provider to give information about its operations; or
(d) ask the higher education provider to produce any document in the possession of the provider containing information relating courses given, proposed to be given or previously given, on the premises.
(5) A member, staff member or authorised person may, in exceptional circumstances, do a thing mentioned in subsection (4) (a) to (d) without notice.
Example of exceptional circumstance
danger of injury to anyone's health or safety
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).